"Give me a fish and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime."
~ Chinese Proverb
Although the May weather in Massachusetts has been fickle, with the sun playing hide and seek on most days, I have faith that warmer weather is headed our way.
Soon it will be time to pack a picnic lunch, smooth on the sunscreen and break out the fishing poles. With that in mind, here are some fish tales to ensure your storytelling and classroom programs go swimmingly!
FISHING SUPERSTITIONS
From the island of Fiji
o If a man is hand cutting bait no other man may step over it the owner will be angry because the lure's (bait) are considered then to be infected.
o If a man steps over another's fishing line a poor catch will follow.
From the coastal village of Golspie in Scotland
o If a fisherman, when going to sea, seas a hare cross his path, he takes that as a sigo of misfortune.
o If you count boats when you are going out to fish, one of the is sure to be lost.
o It was lucky to set sail on a voyage on Sunday but also to sail the way of the sun.
From Kentucky, USA
o Fish bite best when dogwood is in bloom.
o When it thunders the time is favorable to fish for catfish.
FISH STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
A Fish Story - Australia
http://mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/171.htm
A Small Fish Story – Ireland
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=587
The Fish and the Ring – Germany
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/eft/eft36.htm
The Girl-Fish – Spain
http://www.classicreader.com/book/1044/22/
How People Learned to Fish – Native American
http://tinyurl.com/62swhvz
The Fish God of Hawaii – United States
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/hft/hft24.htm
The Golden Fish - India
http://www.pitara.com/talespin/folktales/online.asp?story=20
The Heron, the Fish and the Crayfish –Ukraine
http://tinyurl.com/6js3u88
The Old Man and the Fish – China
http://tinyurl.com/62buyb9
The Talking Fish – Armenia
http://tinyurl.com/6dxtmo8
That Pesky Fellow – Newfoundland
http://tinyurl.com/6gsw4jt
Why the Fish Has Scales – Philippines
http://folktales.webmanila.com/folktales/water/?fish-scales
Why the Fish Laughed – India
http://worldoftales.com/Asian_folktales/Indian_folktale_24.html
CRAFTS
Bathtub Fish - Recycle that empty milk jug!
http://tinyurl.com/6ys5fql
Enchanted Learning – Fish Crafts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/fish/
DLTK – Additional crafts, coloring pages, matching games and more.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/fish.html
Toy Fish Tank - http://tinyurl.com/5wdn8ot
CURRICULUM
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources – This curriculum was designed to complement a 2011 art contest. Although the contest has now passed, the curriculum information is still very useful.http://tinyurl.com/6dueswb
The Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Coloring Book – Children will have fun coloring while learning all about lives of these fish.
http://www.fws.gov/pacific/publications/salmnbk.pdf
What’s the Catch? Fish Contamination Educator Curriculum Guide – This is a pdf file "aligned with the CA Science and Social Science standards, National Science Standards, Ocean Literacy Principles and Education in the Environment Initiative Concepts for 4th-8th grades.”
http://tinyurl.com/633mgxk
SONGS
Little Fish
http://tinyurl.com/6hqedqw
I’m A Little Fish
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/songs/fish.htm
Ocean Songs
http://tinyurl.com/62cnxtu
Slippery Fish http://bussongs.com/songs/slippery_fish.php
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Storybug.net – The two links will lead you to previous blog posts with additional resources.Hot Fun in the City - http://tinyurl.com/6aq7apz
Mermaids – Sirens of the Sea – I know, mermaids are technically not fish but they do live in the sea! http://tinyurl.com/69gzfrb
Karen Chace 2011 ©
This blog post was painstakingly researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my newsletter via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.
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| Fishing in Spring, the Pot de Clichy by Vincent Van Gogh, 1887 |
"Give me a fish and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime."
~ Chinese Proverb
Although the May weather in Massachusetts has been fickle, with the sun playing hide and seek on most days, I have faith that warmer weather is headed our way.
Soon it will be time to pack a picnic lunch, smooth on the sunscreen and break out the fishing poles. With that in mind, here are some fish tales to ensure your storytelling and classroom programs go swimmingly!
FISHING SUPERSTITIONS
From the island of Fiji
o If a man is hand cutting bait no other man may step over it the owner will be angry because the lure's (bait) are considered then to be infected.
o If a man steps over another's fishing line a poor catch will follow.
From the coastal village of Golspie in Scotland
o If a fisherman, when going to sea, seas a hare cross his path, he takes that as a sigo of misfortune.
o If you count boats when you are going out to fish, one of the is sure to be lost.
o It was lucky to set sail on a voyage on Sunday but also to sail the way of the sun.
From Kentucky, USA
o Fish bite best when dogwood is in bloom.
o When it thunders the time is favorable to fish for catfish.
FISH STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
A Fish Story - Australia
http://mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/171.htm
A Small Fish Story – Ireland
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=587
The Fish and the Ring – Germany
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/eft/eft36.htm
The Girl-Fish – Spain
http://www.classicreader.com/book/1044/22/
How People Learned to Fish – Native American
http://tinyurl.com/62swhvz
The Fish God of Hawaii – United States
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/hft/hft24.htm
The Golden Fish - India
http://www.pitara.com/talespin/folktales/online.asp?story=20
The Heron, the Fish and the Crayfish –Ukraine
http://tinyurl.com/6js3u88
The Old Man and the Fish – China
http://tinyurl.com/62buyb9
The Talking Fish – Armenia
http://tinyurl.com/6dxtmo8
That Pesky Fellow – Newfoundland
http://tinyurl.com/6gsw4jt
Why the Fish Has Scales – Philippines
http://folktales.webmanila.com/folktales/water/?fish-scales
Why the Fish Laughed – India
http://worldoftales.com/Asian_folktales/Indian_folktale_24.html
CRAFTS
Bathtub Fish - Recycle that empty milk jug!
http://tinyurl.com/6ys5fql
Enchanted Learning – Fish Crafts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/fish/
DLTK – Additional crafts, coloring pages, matching games and more.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/fish.html
Toy Fish Tank - http://tinyurl.com/5wdn8ot
CURRICULUM
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources – This curriculum was designed to complement a 2011 art contest. Although the contest has now passed, the curriculum information is still very useful.http://tinyurl.com/6dueswb
The Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Coloring Book – Children will have fun coloring while learning all about lives of these fish.
http://www.fws.gov/pacific/publications/salmnbk.pdf
What’s the Catch? Fish Contamination Educator Curriculum Guide – This is a pdf file "aligned with the CA Science and Social Science standards, National Science Standards, Ocean Literacy Principles and Education in the Environment Initiative Concepts for 4th-8th grades.”
http://tinyurl.com/633mgxk
SONGS
Little Fish
http://tinyurl.com/6hqedqw
I’m A Little Fish
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/songs/fish.htm
Ocean Songs
http://tinyurl.com/62cnxtu
Slippery Fish http://bussongs.com/songs/slippery_fish.php
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Storybug.net – The two links will lead you to previous blog posts with additional resources.Hot Fun in the City - http://tinyurl.com/6aq7apz
Mermaids – Sirens of the Sea – I know, mermaids are technically not fish but they do live in the sea! http://tinyurl.com/69gzfrb
Karen Chace 2011 ©
This blog post was painstakingly researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my newsletter via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.
